UNIDO ITPO United Kingdom

Investment and Technology Promotion Office UK

General information

All activities of the UNIDO UK ITPO Focal Office are focused on very specific sectors - such as agriculture, food and textiles - and it seeks to work with developing countries on longer term investment promotion programmes, typically with a minimum duration of 2 to 3 years.

Delegates programmes are becoming an integral part of the office's investment promotion strategy, and it welcomes enquiries from agencies in developing economies who would like to participate in such programmes.

Services

Current programmes include:

• Promotion of opportunities in Africa, in support of the UNIDO Africa Investment Promotion Agency Network
• Delegates programme (Fujian, China)
• Global Partnerships Initiative 2002 - 2004: A three year project promoting joint ventures and commercial partnerships in the agro-food sector. The project is funded by UK Trade & Investment and supported by the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and Advantage West Midlands. The project is delivered in more than ten countries across the world.
• Joint project with UNIDO ITPO Slovakia, to foster closer private sector collaboration.
• Multi-sector project in China, working with the Chinese ITPO in Beijing and trade delegations from Dongying, Shangdong Province.